Street Artists Continue Ongoing Work on the Wall of the Geffen

NO BLU ON THIS CREW: New York graffiti legend Lee Quinones is leading artists for a new piece on The Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo, expected to be completed before the April 17 opening of the “Art in the Streets."

"So I’ve put together a contingent of cats that is very talented and diverse. And we’re willing to have a conversation with the public about the wall’s history.” Said Quinones to the Los Angeles Times, adding Blu declined to participate. Joining Quinone’s crew is Futura 2000 (New York); Sano, Risk and Push (Los Angeles); and Loomit (Munich). More from the LAT:

Quinones idea of a mural about “the founding of America and the founding of our movement," referring to what is popularly known as "street art." Famous for his own work on the New York subway system in the 1970s, he also supplied some overarching images like trains or tracks. He then invited each artist to bring their own ideas and imagery to the table.

One of those cats is James P. Quinn, better known as Cern, or CernOne, who is painting a portrait of a Native American woman in a headdress.

The artist was told "she was beautiful, whatever her name is" by a female admirer of the piece-in-progress who stood by watching them work. Cern replied with a smile "Well, perhaps she'll reveal her name to me."